safari
Americannoun
plural
safaris-
a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation, especially in eastern Africa.
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the hunters, guides, vehicles, equipment, etc., forming such an expedition.
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any long or adventurous journey or expedition.
verb (used without object)
noun
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an overland journey or hunting expedition, esp in Africa
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any recreational journey or expedition
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the people, animals, etc, that go on the expedition
Etymology
Origin of safari
1885–90; < Swahili < Arabic safar journey
Example Sentences
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Those major risk indicators are what ushered me into my own cancer prevention safari.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Rarely, too, does "the old man who saved the country" miss a chance to recall his heroics in the bush wars, sometimes exchanging his trademark safari hat for camouflage fatigues.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
NAROK, Kenya—Leaders of the Maasai ethnic group are seeking a court order to demolish a new Ritz-Carlton luxury safari camp they say blocks a key route of the famous Serengeti migration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The viral footage showed visitors jumping out of safari vehicles, crowding riverbanks and forcing wildebeests into crocodile-infested waters - sparking outage.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
When Garrett was five, he wandered off the safari jeep tour at the zoo.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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